Monetization should never make content confusing. Ads, affiliate buttons, sponsored placements, and vendor links must be clearly separated from navigation and editorial verdicts.
Revenue channels
SakuStack may earn revenue from:
- Affiliate and referral commissions from software vendors.
- Display advertising, including Google AdSense.
- Newsletter sponsorships or placements.
- Sponsored comparison placements clearly labeled as sponsored.
- Lead generation or partnership campaigns where legally permitted.
AdSense readiness rules
- Do not ask users to click ads or imply ads support the site.
- Do not place ads where users expect navigation, downloads, or buttons.
- Do not build thin pages primarily to show ads.
- Keep privacy, disclosure, terms, and methodology pages easy to find.
- Use a valid
ads.txtfile once the real publisher ID is available.
Affiliate and sponsor rules
Affiliate links can appear in reviews, comparisons, category pages, and articles. Sponsored content must be visibly labeled. Payment does not guarantee a positive verdict, ranking, score, or inclusion.
Consent and privacy
Non-essential advertising, analytics, and affiliate tracking should respect user consent requirements. For EEA, UK, and Swiss users, Google ad serving should use a Google-certified CMP before production ads are enabled.
Editorial safeguards
Reviews and guides should explain what was compared, who the tool is best for, which limitations matter, and what users should verify directly with the vendor before buying.